After discovering that only 7% of senior executives were female Shell decided to put in place a global approach to actively encourage and assist the rapid development of women’s careers within Shell, giving them the confidence to effectively manage their own personal development.

Executives are seeking to drive innovation within their organisations and establish a more active role in the development of new business models, the creation and deployment of new products and services, and the development of new internal services and delivery channels. To accomplish this, they should begin thinking outside their traditional mandate of delivering formal course material and adopt a scope of work that facilitates a more strategic organisational role

The 2007 IBM Human Resources Summit assembled senior executives from around the world to evaluate globalisations impact on todays HR function. Roundtable discussions uncovered two important themes that organisations cannot afford to overlook: read this white paper to find out more on these themes.